bad luck
Example Sentences
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The 28-year-old won the first race of the season in Australia, and lost out on victories in China and Japan through bad luck.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The superstition goes that the leader must burn off bad luck, leaving only good fortune for the mission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Meta and Google both vowed to appeal verdicts that were handed down by civil juries in Los Angeles County and Santa Fe, N.M., brushing off the losses as a bit of bad luck.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
“Bad years for the S&P 500 are due to very specific factors, not just bad luck or arbitrary changes in investor sentiment,” said Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek, in commentary shared with MarketWatch on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
I swear I can almost hear that new mother let out a sigh of relief, as if she can't wait to get her baby away from me and whatever bad luck or germs I carry.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
